Archive · 21 Jan 2026
Dr. Kartik Karkera Wins Mumbai Marathon
Dr. Kartik Karkera, a doctor from Mumbai, won the Indian men's title at the Tata Mumbai Marathon on January 18, 2026.
This was his first full marathon, and he finished in 2:19:55, beating last year's champion.
He trains under coach Vijender Singh and works at a hospital in Nashik.
Kartik wants to qualify for the 2026 Asian Games and believes that sports and studies can go together.
He speaks five languages and runs for the joy of it, not for money.
Dr. Kartik Karkera won the Indian men's title at the Tata Mumbai Marathon 2026 with a time of 2:19:55.
He is the first non-army or non-Army Sports Institute runner to win the Mumbai Marathon.
Kartik is an orthopaedic surgeon who trains under coach Vijender Singh and works at Dr. Vasantrao Pawar Medical Hospital in Nashik.
He aims to qualify for the 2026 Asian Games, with the current qualification time being 2:15:04.
Kartik believes in balancing sports and academics and speaks five languages: Hindi, English, Russian, Tulu, and Marathi.
- Who
- Dr. Kartik Karkera, an orthopaedic surgeon and runner
- What
- Won the Indian men's title at the Tata Mumbai Marathon 2026
- When
- January 18, 2026
- Where
- Mumbai, India
- Why
- To prove that sport and academics can go hand in hand and to qualify for the 2026 Asian Games
- Winner
- Dr. Kartik Karkera
- Event
- Tata Mumbai Marathon 2026
- Winning Time
- 2:19:55
- Second Place
- Anish Thapa (2:20:08)
- Third Place
- Pradeep Choudhary (2:20:49)
- Asian Games Qualification Time
- 2:15:04
- Coach
- Vijender Singh
- Current Location
- Nashik